Section: The West Australian (Australia)
‘Toxic trio’ of emerging markets suddenly smelling of roses (Reuters)
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Labelled the emerging market “toxic trio” until not so long ago, the high-yielding bonds of Ukraine, Argentina and Venezuela have come up smelling of ro… …read more Source: The West...
Dutch policeman held for online sale of MH17 ‘souvenirs’ (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch police have suspended an officer who tried to sell online souvenirs said to have come from the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down over war-torn Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The West...
Frontline Ukraine port votes in delayed local poll (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Voters in the east Ukrainian government-held port of Mariupol on Sunday cast their ballots in a delayed local elections after an earlier poll was scrapped in the strategic frontline city. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine remembers victims of Stalin-era famine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Saturday held a day of mourning for the millions of victims of a Soviet-era famine, with President Petro Poroshenko describing it as an episode in the “war waged by Russia against Ukraine.” …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leaves sabotaged power lines to Russian-annexed Crimea in mud (Reuters)
By Pavel Polityuk CHAPLINKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Five days after saboteurs blew up power lines in southern Ukraine plunging Russian-annexed Crimea into an energy crisis, all four damage… …read more Source: The West...
Dutch PM backs Ukraine-EU accord as key for stability (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday defended an EU cooperation deal with Ukraine as vital for European stability only months before a referendum Dutch eurosceptics have forced on the accord. …read more Source: The West...
Russia sanctions could be lifted if it meets Ukraine commitments: French PM (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – Sanctions against Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis could be lifted if Moscow fulfils commitments it made to help resolve the conflict, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine bans Russian airlines from its airspace (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine has banned all Russian airlines from transiting its airspace, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Mental scars of war leave Ukraine troops battling suicide threat (AFP)
Brovary (Ukraine) (AFP) – Artur Galtsov survived the bombs and bullets on the frontline in east Ukraine but after returning home the army volunteer faced another battle — overcoming his horrifying memories. …read more Source: The West...
Russia upholds 20-year sentence for Ukrainian filmmaker (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov against a 20-year jail sentence for terrorism that has been condemned by the West and Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
